I have enjoyed feeding birds in my garden for some months now?

This is a hard one. I watched a kestrel grab a bird from a friend's feeder recently. I would make sure that you have enough bushes nearby to allow the birds to dive into them for safety.

the only difference is that you are witnessing a buzzard trying to feed itself - it would do this anyway. It is a very good thing that you are feeding birds. My mum's quite funny because she goes out the front door and shouts on the birds and they come flying down for food!! She has had a similar problem in the past with sparrows and a sparrow halk. But as I said, it's just nature - it'll happen anyway. Keep up the good work!

Buzzard? You must be in England or Europe. There are no buzzard in North America. Yes, by attracting birds to a feeder you are also attracting bird predators. This is some what natural, especially for the predator. I would consider it a part of nature and just not worry about it. Even though attracting birds to a feeder is not natural. Birds should be foraging. Most birders are well aware of this and accept that an occasional song bird is gonna get taken. Remember, all most all birds are protected. I have several bird predators I see once in a while, the pigeon hawk and American kestrel. I saw a bobcat one time in my back yard, so I am attracting it as well. I have regular visits from two fox. There is one nuisance animal you should never tolerate. The common house cat. I would recommend taking serious action to keep cats away.

I suppose you could think of it as "interfering with nature" if you want, but you could also think of it as "supplying a rich, dependable food source, like an oasis" if you want. That's the hard reality that most of us don't realize - wherever there's a high concentration of food, the eaters will come. So, you're not just feeding the seedeaters, you're also feeding the seedeater-eaters. It's part of the game. They deal with it normally anyway, and this is an unusual opportunity for you to see a bird that you wouldn't normally get such a close-up view of.

Keep feeding! The buzzard will eat anyway!

i feed the birds every day and i like to watch them too

YA KEEP ON FEEDING THE BIRDS. ITS A PART OF THE LIFE CYCLE IN ORDER 2 SURVIVE THEY HAVE 2 FEED ON OTHERS. SO NO HARM DONE.

I have bird feeders in my garden , as many folk in UK do . As you say it is enjoyable the various species pop in and out during the seasons and this helps with their diet and support young birds. Being on the west coast of Scotland the only big birds (feathered !!) I see are seagulls !! certainly not buzzards you lucky thing , nearest I got was a hawk The bird species you feed are benefit ting from your support and helping to breed more for future . The Buzzard will find birds anyway , its natural process that he / she has to feed somewhere . So go on feeding and enjoy

One thing you could try is adding some shelter to your yard, like a shrub, or moving the feeders closer to the shelter. This might give the little birds a better chance to run for cover. However, raptors have to eat too.